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california is broke and los angeles is laying people off. so yesterday's $3 million plus price tag for police and other security to be paid for by taxpayers is making some people mad. according to e online, efforts to get aig, the staples center owner, to pick up part of the tab has been refused. >>> hundreds braved heavy rain in london last night for the world premiere of the harry potter. rupe effort, who recently battled swine flu, was able to make it. michael bay made megan fox audition for the first film, get this, by having her come over to his house and wash his ferrari while he filmed her. >>> finally, paris hilton spent fourth of july weekend with a jeweler in lebanon, staying at the world's largest hotel suite. her parting gift, half a million dollars worth of diamonds. and i'm sure it was probably worth every penny. >> unbelievable. i wonder if she claims that comes back to the u.s. >> she may not have a choice now. >>> well, this comes to us from wrc tv nbc 4 in washington, d.c. where in nearby college park, maryland, a 15-year-o
california is broke and los angeles is laying people off. so yesterday's $3 million plus price tag for police and other security to be paid for by taxpayers is making some people mad. according to e online, efforts to get aig, the staples center owner, to pick up part of the tab has been refused. >>> hundreds braved heavy rain in london last night for the world premiere of the harry potter. rupe effort, who recently battled swine flu, was able to make it. michael bay made megan fox...
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now that the details are out, there's an uproar over surprising cuts california us selo to close its $26 billion budget gap. >>> and a rare phenomenon. a once in a lifetime solar eclipse blankets asia in near a once in a lifetime solar eclipse blankets asia in near darkness. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with yet another palin probe. an independent investigator in alaska has found east side that governor sarah palin may have violated ethics laws in her attempt to pay mounting legal bills from multiple ethics complaints filed against her. the finding is just the latest in a long line of headlines hounding the former vice presidential candidate who stepped down from office this week. in a confidential report obtained tuesday by the associated press, the investigator characterized the governor's fund-raising as using her elected position for, quote, personal gain. the issue is foced on the so-called alaska trust fund set up by friends and supporters to help palin cover half a million dollars in legal bil
now that the details are out, there's an uproar over surprising cuts california us selo to close its $26 billion budget gap. >>> and a rare phenomenon. a once in a lifetime solar eclipse blankets asia in near a once in a lifetime solar eclipse blankets asia in near darkness. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with yet another palin probe. an independent investigator in alaska has found east...
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creatures from the deep along the coast of southern creatures from the deep along the coast of southern california. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >>> and today we begin with an american in captivity. for the first time, the pentagon has confirmed the identity of 23-year-old bowe bergdahl, an american soldier being held by taliban soldiers in afghanistan. allison ooten reports. >> a very unnerving to be prisoner. >> reporter: unnerving for bowe berdahl and his family who live in the ketchum area. their 23-year-old son is indeed their young son being held in this video. the u.s. military said he was kidnapped while outside his base in southern afghanistan, a region that shares a border with pakistan. on the video his voice cracks as he talks about the family and loved ones he's now a flad he may never see again. >> my girlfriend, who is hoping to marry. i have my grandmas and grandpas. i have a very good family that i love back home in america. and i miss them every day that i'm gone. i miss them. and i'm afraid that i might ne
creatures from the deep along the coast of southern creatures from the deep along the coast of southern california. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. >>> and today we begin with an american in captivity. for the first time, the pentagon has confirmed the identity of 23-year-old bowe bergdahl, an american soldier being held by taliban soldiers in afghanistan. allison ooten reports. >> a very unnerving to...
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>> out in california it's all about keeping up with appearances. even though you can pack it on the rest of the year. >> let's talk a little bit about the forecast today on this thursday. things have changed a little bit. that low humidity is gone. the warm front raced up the eastern seaboard. you'll notice it's a warm morning in most places, a lot warmer than we've been actually. we're watching the next little cold front slide into the east. showers and storms in the mountainous areas, appalachians and northern new england. but i think the humidity is the thing you'll notice that's changed today. the morning temperature is 75 in d.c., 72 in new york. it's a lot warmer than we've been. out ahead of the front we are going to see the warmth and the humidity. behind the front and along it you will see showers and storms. the high terrain of north carolina, tennessee, smoky empty range, showers for you and also up there by johnson city. as that front goes through into the humid air mass that's now in place over the northeast and upstate new york, penns
>> out in california it's all about keeping up with appearances. even though you can pack it on the rest of the year. >> let's talk a little bit about the forecast today on this thursday. things have changed a little bit. that low humidity is gone. the warm front raced up the eastern seaboard. you'll notice it's a warm morning in most places, a lot warmer than we've been actually. we're watching the next little cold front slide into the east. showers and storms in the mountainous...
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. > california governor arnold schwarzenegger signed a new state budget into law yesterday. before doing so, the governor used his veto power to slash another 600 plus million dollars in cuts. it's a move angered democrats now vowed to block the governor's agenda in his final days in office. >>> and the london fire brigade has debuted a new set of robots designed to help embattled blazes. the robotic firefighters are able to go into emergency situations too dangerous for human firefighters. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. >>> the dow opens at 9,096 after dropping 11 points tuesday. the s&p lost 2. but the nasdaq gained 7 points. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 25 points. and in hong kong, the hang seng tumed 479 points. >>> investors are looking east where chinese markets are reeling after a new ipo hit the shanghai board. china's main index dropped nearly 8% after the offering. china state construction engineering entered the market. it recovered slightly. but as we just saw, the hang s
. > california governor arnold schwarzenegger signed a new state budget into law yesterday. before doing so, the governor used his veto power to slash another 600 plus million dollars in cuts. it's a move angered democrats now vowed to block the governor's agenda in his final days in office. >>> and the london fire brigade has debuted a new set of robots designed to help embattled blazes. the robotic firefighters are able to go into emergency situations too dangerous for human...
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. >>> after months of wrangling, california governor schwarzenegger and top lawmakers have agreed on a deal to close that state's more than $26 billion budget deficit. that plan does not include a tax increase. it does contain $15 billion in spending cuts. the full legislature could vote on that proposal this week. >>> it appears that jupiter has been hit by some type of object, possibly a comet. a giant scar was spotted on the planet by an amateur astronomer. ironically the likely impact occurred exactly 15 years after the giant planet was hit multiple fritimes from a comet t broke up in its gravitational pull. >>> queen elizabeth was on hand for the annual counting of her swans. the custom, known as swan upping, started in the 12th century, when the british crown claimed all the unowned mute swans in england. while the queen theoretically has rights over all the swans, the ceremony continues mostly for conservation purposes. >>> for an early look at how wall street will kick off, the dow opens at 8848. the s&p irchbd up ten. the nasdaq gained 22 points. looking at overseas trading,
. >>> after months of wrangling, california governor schwarzenegger and top lawmakers have agreed on a deal to close that state's more than $26 billion budget deficit. that plan does not include a tax increase. it does contain $15 billion in spending cuts. the full legislature could vote on that proposal this week. >>> it appears that jupiter has been hit by some type of object, possibly a comet. a giant scar was spotted on the planet by an amateur astronomer. ironically the...
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. >>> elsewhere, in california, it was a strange sight on the streets of long beach. a 50-ton fuselage from the military cargo plane was trucked through the city. the 170-foot hull was en route to a naval dock where a ship will transport it to virginia for soldiers to use for training. at 22 feet wide it certainly did rule the road. >>> a massive wayward tortoise is safely back at home. a 100-pound giant tortoise. apparently he escaped through an open gate. local citizens saw the tortoise and probably did not have to chase him too far after he took off. >>> now, for a loot your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. he must have had all day to escape. >> very large head start. we can learn a lot from those tortoises. they live long. take it nice and easy. let's talk about your forecast today. a lot of heavy rain moving from cleveland, erie, buffalo. two actual areas of rain. that's one of them. then we have this tropical slug of moisture skirting the outer bank of carolinas. the vacati
. >>> elsewhere, in california, it was a strange sight on the streets of long beach. a 50-ton fuselage from the military cargo plane was trucked through the city. the 170-foot hull was en route to a naval dock where a ship will transport it to virginia for soldiers to use for training. at 22 feet wide it certainly did rule the road. >>> a massive wayward tortoise is safely back at home. a 100-pound giant tortoise. apparently he escaped through an open gate. local citizens saw...
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. >>> a california judge has appointed a guardian to monitor the money made by the octuplets of nadia suleman. a petition was filed by a former child actor. suleman's octuplets will star in a reality show this fall. >>> a camera capturing a time lapse every time cars cross on the brooklyn bridge. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off. the dow opens at 9108. the s&p gained day and the nasdaq edged up one point. in tokyo, the nikkei closed down a point. in hong kong, the hang seng shot up 372 points. >>> wall street breathe a sigh of relief with more signs the worst of the economic downturn has passed. investors were able to sustain a two-week rally, even in the face of downbeat corporate and economic earnings reports. the dow jones eked out a 15-point gain, which a couple of weeks ago, investors would have taken the money and run. the worst of yesterday's news was perhaps from verizon. the nation's largest wireless carrier reported a 21% drop in second quarter profit. it announced more than 8,000 job cuts before the end of the year. on the plus side though, governme
. >>> a california judge has appointed a guardian to monitor the money made by the octuplets of nadia suleman. a petition was filed by a former child actor. suleman's octuplets will star in a reality show this fall. >>> a camera capturing a time lapse every time cars cross on the brooklyn bridge. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off. the dow opens at 9108. the s&p gained day and the nasdaq edged up one point. in tokyo, the nikkei closed down a...
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. >> now to southern california and the preparations for that elaborate memorial today for michael jackson. >> by one estimate, upwards of 1 million people might show up, but not everyone is happy about the attention focused on the late pop star. lee cowan has the story. >> reporter: never has a drive-through offered this kind of excitement. >> oh, my god, i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: without ever leaving their cars, thousands of jackson faithful picked up their tickets to tomorrow's star-studded good-bye. one, the jackson family says could include stevie wonder, smoky robinson and jennifer hudson to name a few. >> i felt like i had the golden ticke tickets. >> reporter: to real jackson fans, money is no object. >> you'll see all these people up there. >> reporter: the problem, more than 1.5 million fans who registered for tickets were told they didn't get one. that's what has the lapd pulling out all the stops. >> this is 21st century policing at its finest. >> reporter: in an underground bunker below city hall, officers will be monitoring every angle from above. >> it is literally
. >> now to southern california and the preparations for that elaborate memorial today for michael jackson. >> by one estimate, upwards of 1 million people might show up, but not everyone is happy about the attention focused on the late pop star. lee cowan has the story. >> reporter: never has a drive-through offered this kind of excitement. >> oh, my god, i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: without ever leaving their cars, thousands of jackson faithful picked up...